5-Letter Words Ending in TE
There are 80 five-letter words ending in TE in our dictionary; 44 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 80 words
- quite14 points
- quote14 points
- white11 points
- waste8 points
- write8 points
- wrote8 points
- spite7 points
- route5 points
- state5 points
- taste5 points
- unite5 points
- flute8 points
- acute7 points
- paste7 points
- plate7 points
- elite5 points
- irate5 points
- suite5 points
- chute10 points
- skate9 points
- forte8 points
- haste8 points
- abate7 points
- baste7 points
- brute7 points
- butte7 points
- caste7 points
- crate7 points
- matte7 points
- smite7 points
- smote7 points
- spate7 points
- grate6 points
- slate5 points
- trite5 points
- elate5 points
- emote7 points
- prate7 points
- agate6 points
- latte5 points
- orate5 points
- torte5 points
- piste7 points
- ovate8 points
- azote14 points
- flyte11 points
- skite9 points
- evite8 points
- flite8 points
- shote8 points
- blate7 points
- carte7 points
- conte7 points
- monte7 points
- motte7 points
- scute7 points
- alate5 points
- elute5 points
- enate5 points
- sente5 points
- quate14 points
- zlote14 points
- axite12 points
- sixte12 points
- fytte11 points
- comte9 points
- haute8 points
- shute8 points
- volte8 points
- yente8 points
- blite7 points
- boite7 points
- moste7 points
- geste6 points
- arete5 points
- lotte5 points
- rente5 points
- rotte5 points
- saute5 points
- urate5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 80
- By usage: 35 very common, 9 common, 36 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- azote 14
- quate 14
- quite 14
- quote 14
- zlote 14
- axite 12
- sixte 12
- flyte 11
- fytte 11
- white 11
Most common
- quite
- quote
- white
- waste
- write
- wrote
- spite
- route
- state
- taste
Definitions
- quite (adverb)
- To a degree (not used with a negative).
- quote (noun)
- A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
- white (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light.
- waste (adjective)
- Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate.
There are 80 five-letter words ending in TE, and 44 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is AZOTE at 14 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that end in the letters TE, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in TE?
AZOTE scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
36 of the 80 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.